Kevin Durant and Steve Nash discussed the issues leading to the breakup of the Brooklyn Nets' Big Three on a podcast. Durant recalled a conversation questioning their future stability despite signing long-term deals. He described the chaotic environment, mentioning coaching changes and player trades. Nash faced challenges with Kyrie Irving's vaccine mandate affecting game eligibility, and he dealt with James Harden's unexpected exit. Durant expressed frustration over external factors impacting their collective goals and emphasized feeling committed despite the surrounding turmoil.
"We had this conversation in Portland I think right before a game, and I'm like, 'Who am I spending my next five years with?'" said Durant. "I had just signed that deal, you had just signed a deal. It felt like we were secure, but everything else around us was going to s-t."
Nash dealt with Irving's refusal to adhere to New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which made him ineligible for home games in 2021-22. And then Harden passive-aggressively forcing his way out that February, not telling the Nets he wanted a deal until two days before the Trade Deadline, leaving them to swap him for the chronically-injured Simmons.
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